2026 Sky Event Almanac
Indian Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Indian Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 5.5 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the almanac.
| 2026 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Indian Standard Time | ||||||||
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Date IST Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 03:13 Moon at Perigee: 360348 km
03 15:33 FULL MOON
03 22 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
04 03 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 03:31 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
04 08:58 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
06 16 Mercury at Aphelion
06 21 Venus at Superior Conjunction
06 21:50 Regulus 0.5°S of Moon
07 16:52 Moon at Descending Node
09 15 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
10 14 Jupiter at Opposition
10 21:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 05:20 Spica 1.6°N of Moon
14 02:18 Moon at Apogee: 405437 km
15 00:58 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
19 01:22 NEW MOON
21 21 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
22 05:33 Moon at Ascending Node
23 01 Venus at Aphelion
23 18:01 Saturn 4.3°S of Moon
26 10:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 02:37 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
30 03:23 Moon at Perigee: 365878 km
31 08:01 Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon
31 19:15 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
Feb 02 03:39 FULL MOON
03 08:18 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon
04 00:48 Moon at Descending Node
07 13:56 Spica 1.8°N of Moon
09 18:13 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 22:22 Moon at Apogee: 404577 km
11 08:49 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
17 17:31 NEW MOON
17 17:42 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.963
18 11:49 Moon at Ascending Node
19 04:33 Mercury 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
19 16 Mercury at Perihelion
19 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E
20 05:24 Saturn 4.6°S of Moon
24 08:13 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon
24 17:58 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 04:48 Moon at Perigee: 370132 km
27 11:56 Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon
28 03:04 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
Mar 02 17:30 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon
03 10:05 Moon at Descending Node
03 17:04 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.151
03 17:08 FULL MOON
06 22:54 Spica 1.8°N of Moon
07 17 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
10 17:02 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
10 19:13 Moon at Apogee: 404385 km
11 15:09 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 01 Mercury 3.4°N of Mars
17 19:37 Mercury 2.0°N of Moon
17 20:52 Moon at Ascending Node
18 03:21 Mars 1.5°S of Moon
19 06:53 NEW MOON
20 18:09 Venus 4.6°S of Moon
20 20:16 Vernal Equinox
22 16 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
22 17:10 Moon at Perigee: 366858 km
23 14:02 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
25 14 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
26 00:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 12 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38126 AU
26 17:43 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
27 08:48 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
30 00:30 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon
30 17:04 Moon at Descending Node
Apr 02 07:42 FULL MOON
03 07:02 Spica 1.8°N of Moon
04 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
07 00:51 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
07 14:02 Moon at Apogee: 404974 km
10 10:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 05:13 Moon at Ascending Node
16 06:15 Mars 3.7°S of Moon
17 17:22 NEW MOON
19 12:27 Moon at Perigee: 361631 km
19 14:19 Venus 4.8°S of Moon
19 21:58 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
20 01 Mars 1.2°N of Saturn
20 15 Mercury 0.5°S of Saturn
21 04 Mercury 1.7°S of Mars
23 01 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 03:36 Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon
23 14:29 Pollux 3.2°N of Moon
24 08:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 09:47 Venus 3.4°S of Pleiades
26 06:07 Regulus 0.2°S of Moon
26 20:06 Moon at Descending Node
30 13:47 Spica 1.8°N of Moon
May 01 22:53 FULL MOON
04 07:50 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
05 04:00 Moon at Apogee: 405843 km
05 14 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
10 02:40 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 10:06 Moon at Ascending Node
14 20 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
15 09 Venus at Perihelion
17 01:31 NEW MOON
17 19:18 Moon at Perigee: 358074 km
18 15 Mercury at Perihelion
19 07:20 Venus 2.9°S of Moon
20 18:09 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
20 22:00 Pollux 3.4°N of Moon
22 21 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
23 12:11 Regulus 0.0°N of Moon
23 16:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 20:56 Moon at Descending Node
27 19:39 Spica 1.9°N of Moon
31 14:02 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
31 14:15 FULL MOON
Jun 01 10:02 Moon at Apogee: 406369 km
07 11:49 Moon at Ascending Node
07 21:47 Venus 4.6°S of Pollux
08 15:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 02 Venus 1.6°N of Jupiter
13 18:45 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
15 04:48 Moon at Perigee: 357196 km
15 08:24 NEW MOON
16 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.5°E
17 01:02 Mercury 2.6°S of Moon
17 07:38 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
17 12:24 Jupiter 2.5°S of Moon
18 01:51 Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
19 20:01 Regulus 0.3°N of Moon
19 23:27 Moon at Descending Node
21 13:55 Summer Solstice
22 03:25 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 01:41 Spica 2.2°N of Moon
25 18 Mercury 3.8°S of Jupiter
27 20:02 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
28 12:41 Moon at Apogee: 406267 km
29 00:02 Mars 4.3°S of Pleiades
30 05:27 FULL MOON
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Date IST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 15 Mercury at Aphelion
04 13:21 Moon at Ascending Node
06 23 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01664 AU
08 00:59 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 20:06 Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
11 04:24 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
13 07 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
13 13:20 Moon at Perigee: 359111 km
14 15:13 NEW MOON
17 05:37 Regulus 0.5°N of Moon
17 05:57 Moon at Descending Node
17 22:01 Venus 2.0°N of Moon
21 08:51 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
21 16:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 02:30 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
25 22:15 Moon at Apogee: 405549 km
28 16 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 18 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
29 20:06 FULL MOON
31 17:24 Moon at Ascending Node
Aug 02 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°W
06 07:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 11:53 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon
09 11:01 Mars 4.4°S of Moon
10 16:48 Moon at Perigee: 363288 km
11 04:08 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
11 18:18 Mercury 2.1°S of Moon
12 23:07 NEW MOON
12 23:16 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.039
13 07 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 15:26 Moon at Descending Node
14 14 Mercury at Perihelion
15 11 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.9°E
16 14:17 Venus 2.1°N of Moon
17 17:19 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
20 08:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 09:48 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
22 13:50 Moon at Apogee: 404644 km
27 22 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
28 00:17 Moon at Ascending Node
28 09:43 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.930
28 09:48 FULL MOON
Sep 01 18:54 Venus 1.2°S of Spica
03 17:33 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon
04 13:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 23:54 Mars 3.0°S of Moon
07 01:56 Moon at Perigee: 368255 km
07 12:02 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
08 23:43 Jupiter 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
10 00:47 Moon at Descending Node
10 01:06 Regulus 0.5°N of Moon
11 08:57 NEW MOON
14 02:23 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
14 16:40 Venus 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
17 17:48 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
19 02:14 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 08:30 Moon at Apogee: 404217 km
23 05:36 Autumnal Equinox
24 08:10 Moon at Ascending Node
26 06 Neptune at Opposition
26 07:19 Mercury 0.8°N of Spica
26 22:19 FULL MOON
30 23:09 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
Oct 02 02:11 Moon at Perigee: 369338 km
03 18:55 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 17 Saturn at Opposition
04 17:57 Pollux 3.8°N of Moon
05 11:00 Mars 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.
06 15:48 Jupiter 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
07 06:49 Moon at Descending Node
07 08:27 Regulus 0.6°N of Moon
10 21:20 NEW MOON
12 08:00 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
12 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.2°E
13 01:38 Mercury 2.1°N of Moon
15 01:55 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
17 04:26 Moon at Apogee: 404639 km
18 21:43 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 14:23 Moon at Ascending Node
22 00 Orionid Meteor Shower
24 09 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
26 09:42 FULL MOON
28 06:41 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
28 23:31 Moon at Perigee: 364411 km
31 23:30 Pollux 4.0°N of Moon
Nov 02 01:58 LAST QUARTER MOON
02 19:53 Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
03 04:41 Jupiter 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
03 08:32 Moon at Descending Node
03 14:10 Regulus 0.8°N of Moon
04 20 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
06 00 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 17:01 Venus 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
07 18:10 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
09 12:32 NEW MOON
10 14 Mercury at Perihelion
10 19:19 Venus 0.1°S of Spica
11 09:28 Antares 0.3°N of Moon
13 00 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 23:20 Moon at Apogee: 405619 km
16 10 Mars 1.2°N of Jupiter
17 17:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 17:19 Moon at Ascending Node
18 06 Leonid Meteor Shower
21 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.6°W
24 16:48 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
24 20:23 FULL MOON
25 13:17 Mars 1.6°N of Regulus
26 02:28 Moon at Perigee: 359348 km
26 04 Uranus at Opposition
28 06:57 Pollux 4.2°N of Moon
30 09:04 Moon at Descending Node
30 14:48 Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
30 20:05 Regulus 1.1°N of Moon
Dec 01 01:02 Mars 3.3°N of Moon
01 11:39 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 00:06 Spica 2.5°N of Moon
09 06:22 NEW MOON
11 12:16 Moon at Apogee: 406421 km
12 21:05 Jupiter 1.3°N of Regulus
14 18:34 Moon at Ascending Node
14 19 Geminid Meteor Shower
17 11:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 02:20 Winter Solstice
22 04:07 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
23 03 Ursid Meteor Shower
24 06:58 FULL MOON
24 13 Mercury at Aphelion
24 14:00 Moon at Perigee: 356650 km
25 17:11 Pollux 4.4°N of Moon
26 02 Venus at Perihelion
27 13:25 Moon at Descending Node
27 23:02 Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon
28 04:14 Regulus 1.4°N of Moon
31 00:29 LAST QUARTER MOON
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Terms Used in Sky Event Almanac
- Perihelion - instant when a planet is closest to the Sun
- Aphelion - instant when a planet is furthest from the Sun
- Perigee - instant when the Moon is closest to Earth
- Apogee - instant when the Moon is furthest from Earth
- Inferior Conjunction - instant when a planet (Mercury or Venus) passes between Earth and the Sun
- Superior Conjunction - instant when a planet (Mercury or Venus) passes on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth
- Greatest Elongation - the maximum angular separation between the Sun and the planet (Mercury or Venus) as seen from Earth
- during eastern elongation (E), the planet appears as an evening star;
- during western elongation (W), the planet appears as a morning star - Opposition - instant when a planet appears opposite the Sun as seen from Earth
- Conjunction - instant when a planet appears closest the Sun as seen from Earth
- Occultation - the Moon occults or eclipses a star or planet
- Ascending Node - point where the Moon crosses from the southern to northern portion of its orbit
- Descending Node - point where the Moon crosses from the northern to the southern portion of its orbit
- Aldebaran - bright star in the constellation Taurus
- Pollux - bright star in the constellation Gemini
- Regulus - bright star in the constellation Leo
- Spica - bright star in the constellation Virgo
- Antares - bright star in the constellation Scorpius
- Pleiades - bright star cluster in the constellation Taurus
2026 Phases of the Moon
Indian Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Indian Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 5.5 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2026 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Indian Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 03 15:33 | Jan 10 21:18 |
| Jan 19 01:22 | Jan 26 10:17 | Feb 02 03:39 | Feb 09 18:13 |
| Feb 17 17:31 A | Feb 24 17:58 | Mar 03 17:08 t | Mar 11 15:09 |
| Mar 19 06:53 | Mar 26 00:48 | Apr 02 07:42 | Apr 10 10:22 |
| Apr 17 17:22 | Apr 24 08:02 | May 01 22:53 | May 10 02:40 |
| May 17 01:31 | May 23 16:41 | May 31 14:15 | Jun 08 15:30 |
| Jun 15 08:24 | Jun 22 03:25 | Jun 30 05:27 | Jul 08 00:59 |
| Jul 14 15:13 | Jul 21 16:36 | Jul 29 20:06 | Aug 06 07:51 |
| Aug 12 23:07 T | Aug 20 08:16 | Aug 28 09:48 p | Sep 04 13:21 |
| Sep 11 08:57 | Sep 19 02:14 | Sep 26 22:19 | Oct 03 18:55 |
| Oct 10 21:20 | Oct 18 21:43 | Oct 26 09:42 | Nov 02 01:58 |
| Nov 09 12:32 | Nov 17 17:18 | Nov 24 20:23 | Dec 01 11:39 |
| Dec 09 06:22 | Dec 17 11:13 | Dec 24 06:58 | Dec 31 00:29 |
For a collection of images showing the Moon's phases see: Phases of the Moon Photo Gallery.
The Phases of the Moon table also shows when an eclipse takes place. An eclipse of the Sun can only occur at New Moon (see: Solar Eclipses for Beginners), while an eclipse of the Moon can only occur at Full Moon (see: Lunar Eclipses for Beginners). In any calendar year there are a minimum of two solar and two lunar eclipses.
If an eclipse of the Sun or Moon takes place on a given date, it is noted by a character next to the date in the Phases of the Moon table. Solar eclipses are indicated as: T=Total, A=Annular, H=Hybrid and P=Partial. Lunar eclipses are indicated as: t=Total, p=Partial, and n=Penumbral.
Solar Eclipses
The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of solar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to a global visibility map, an interactive Google map, tables, and additional information.
| Decade Pages of Solar Eclipses | |||||
| Decades | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 | 2021-2030 | 2031-2040 | 2041-2050 | |
| 2051-2060 | 2061-2070 | 2071-2080 | 2081-2090 | 2091-2100 | |
Lunar Eclipses
The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of lunar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to an eclipse diagram, a global visibility map, tables, and additional information.
| Decade Pages of Lunar Eclipses | |||||
| Decades | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 | 2021-2030 | 2031-2040 | 2041-2050 | |
| 2051-2060 | 2061-2070 | 2071-2080 | 2081-2090 | 2091-2100 | |
Sky Event Almanacs: 2021 to 2030
Asia & Oceania
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2021 to 2030 for ten time zones in Asia & Oceania.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - Asia & Oceania | |||||||||||||||
| PKT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| IST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| BST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| ICT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| AWST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| JST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| ACT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| AEST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| NCT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| NZST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
- PKT = Pakistan Standard Time (= UTC + 5 hours)
- IST = Indian Standard Time (= UTC + 5.5 hours)
- BST = Bangladesh Standard Time (= UTC + 6 hours)
- ICT = Indochina Time (= UTC + 7 hours)
- AWST = Australian Western Standard Time (= UTC + 8 hours)
- JST = Japan Standard Time (= UTC + 9 hours)
- ACT = Australian Central Time (= UTC + 9.5 hours)
- AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time (= UTC + 10 hours)
- NCT = New Caledonia Time (= UTC + 11 hours)
- NZST = New Zealand Standard Time (= UTC + 12 hours)
(where UTC = Coordinated Universal Time)
- Time Zones Abbreviations
A time zone may have a different name in different countries. Note the difference in hours between a given time zone and Coordinated Universal Time to help in identification.
For other years and other time zones, visit: Sky Event Almanacs.
Accuracy of the Sky Event Almanacs
The goal of the Sky Event Almanacs is to present a wide range of solar system phenomena with reasonable accuracy. In general, events listed to the nearest hour are accurate to ± 30 minutes. Events listed with a precision in hours and minutes (i.e., hh:mm) are typically accurate to ± 5 minutes or less.
The following table gives a more detailed breakdown of the accuracy of times for various astronomical events.
| Accuracy of the Sky Event Almanacs | |
| Solstice/Equinox (Earth) | ± 0.5 minute |
| Aphelion/Perihelion (Earth) | ± 30 minutes; ± 0.00001 AU |
| Solar and Lunar Eclipses | ± 0.5 minute |
| Phases of the Moon | ± 0.5 minute |
| Moon at Nodes | ± 2 minutes |
| Apogee/Perigee of Moon | ± 5 minutes; ± 5 kilometers |
| Conjunctions of Moon with Star or Planet | ± 10 minutes |
| Conjunctions of Planet with Planet | ± 3 hours |
| Inferior/Superior Conjunctions (Mercury & Venus) | ± 30 minutes |
| Greatest Elongation (Mercury & Venus) | ± 30 minutes |
| Opposition/Conjunction (Outer Planets) | ± 3 hours |
| Aphelion/Perihelion of Planets | ± 30 minutes |
Fifty Year Almanac of Astronomical Events - 2021 to 2070
For more information and sample pages, see Fifty Year Almanac of Astronomical Events - 2021 To 2070.
Acknowledgements
All calculations are by Fred Espenak and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Algorithms used in predicting many of the astronomical events are based on Astronomical Algorithms by Jean Meeus (Willmann-Bell Inc. Richmond 1998).
Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by the acknowledgment:
- "Sky Event Almanacs Courtesy of Fred Espenak, www.AstroPixels.com".
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